South Korea
Coupang Becomes Industry First to Install Around View Camera in Delivery Vehicles
Coupang on Wednesday introduced the industry's first Automotive Around View Monitoring system in all its delivery vehicles, enhancing Coupang men's...
Hyundai Glovis Makes Contactless Cloud-Based Used-Car Auction System
Hyundai Glovis launched on Tuesday the first contactless, cloud-based used-car auction system for direct integration with different auction centers. The...
South Korean Companies Close India Plant Operations Amid Virus Scare
South Korean companies temporarily closed their plant operations in India. The country recently shut down all its nonessential services amid...
SK Telecom’s NUGU MindView Ensure Mind Health Amid Social Distancing
SK Telecom would provide free meditation service called "NUGU MindView" through its artificial intelligence speaker NUGU to people participating in...
Chung Euisun Elected as New Hyundai Motor Board Chairman
Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun succeeds his father, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo, as the new...
Top Eight Promising EdTech Startup Companies in South Korea
With the advancement of technology, the education technology sector has been rapidly growing in South Korea. EdTech startups are developing...
Naver to Takedown Abusive Comments and Users
Naver announced on Wednesday that the company would display the user names and histories to prevent malicious comments on news...
KAIST Researchers Develop Highly Reusable Mask Filter
A team of South Korean scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced Monday that the...
Celltrion to Conduct Trials for COVID-19 Test Kit, Cure in Six months
Celltrion, South Korea’s leading biosimilar developer, said it doubled its efforts to create a super-fast test kit designed to identify...
TADA to Indefinitely Terminate Main Service in April
Update SoCar’s board directors held a meeting on Friday deciding to withdraw the plan to spin-off Tada as a standalone...
Samsung’s Compliance Committee Urges Apparent Heir to Issue Public Apology
Samsung's compliance committee said on Wednesday that it had urged the group's de-facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, to issue a public...
Coupang Goes for Nasdaq Listing with eBay Korea Acquisition
Coupang is rumored to have intentions of acquiring major shares in eBay Korea. Founded in 2010 by Kim Bom, South...
LG Chem to Delay Battery Unit Spin-off Due to Growing Uncertainties
LG Chem, a major lithium-ion battery supplier, is considering to hold off its plans to spin off its battery business...
Samsung Electronics Ask Vietnam to Ease Travel Ban for its Engineers
Samsung Electronics Co. has asked the Vietnamese government to permit the entry of its South Korean engineers, exempting them from...
First Comprehensive Cryptocurrency Laws Passes: Startup Victory
The South Korean National Assembly on Thursday passed new legislation that would give the groundwork for the legalization and regulation...
Samsung to provide 5G Network Solution to Spark New Zealand
Samsung Electronics announced on Wednesday that it signed an agreement to supply 5G-powered network equipment to Spark, New Zealand's no.1...
KAERI Successfully Produces Isotope for Cancer Treatment
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) reported on Wednesday that it succeeded in producing a medical isotope that can...
Kakao Mobility Receives Temporary Permit for Level 4 Autonomous Vehicles
Kakao Mobility announced on Wednesday that it received a temporary driving permit from the South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,...
Kakao Corp.: Enterprise Messaging Platform in Progress
Kakao Corp. announced its plan to launch KakaoTalk with a new feature for business purposes. The company said that the...
Samsung: S20 Sales Less 20 Pct, Z Flip Sold Out
Samsung Electronics Co. reported on Friday that sales of its newly released Galaxy S20 smartphones during the first day were...
